Keira Montclair

Fate reaches across time to bring them together. Can love bridge their differences?Allison Sutton isn't the sort to take risks. She's a nurse, so she's seen exactly where risk-taking can lead. But she leaves her comfort zone to visit Scotland with her sisters, and then takes a further leap of faith when one of them insists they jump from a waterfall that's supposedly enchanted. To her amazement, the jump brings her back in time, to the fourteenth century, and she comes face to face with a strapping Highlander who looks as if he's stepped out of her fantasies.After his brother betrayed him, Brann MacKay has gone out of his way to display his prowess. Which makes it all the more embarrassing when he saves a slip of a lass from a crowd of men, only to earn a kick to the bollocks for his efforts. Even so, Brann is taken with the brash beauty. Allison is like no lass he's ever met, and he quickly realizes why. She emerged from the enchanted pool on his land. She wishes to return to her own world, but her knowledge of healing makes her indispensable to his people-and he quickly realizes she is indispensable to him. Being with Brann makes Allison reconsider her stance on risks, but can a modern woman be happy with a medieval man?

They stole everything from her. With his help, she'll finally get it back. Braden Grant is haunted by the death of his friend Ronan, who took his own life. No one knows why the warrior resorted to such desperate measures, but Braden blames himself. He won't feel settled until he's atoned for failing to save his friend, and when he meets Cairstine Muir, he wonders if he's finally found his chance. Held against her will by the very man who killed her family, the lass is a prisoner in her own keep. Her beauty and quiet strength call to him as much as her situation urges him to fight. Though life has taught her harsh lessons, Cairstine still has an ember of hope in her heart. She longs to escape her captors and exact vengeance on them, but nothing is more important to her than her wee son's safety. Though she failed to save her family, she pledges she will always save him, come what may. When a strong, handsome defender steps into her life, promising to help her exact vengeance on her captors, she sees the opportunity she's waited for...but is the possibility of a new life worth the risk to her son?

Decades of secrets stand between them. Can their doomed love be saved? David Drummond could not be more satisfied with life. He's betrothed to the woman he loves, heir to his mother's lairdship, and his family is both loving and supportive. But a strange attack on his betrothed shakes the foundation of everything he holds dear. Though Anna cannot remember what happened to her, evidence indicates she may have been raped, and her sire immediately cancels the betrothal. Though David is still desperate to marry Anna, he is informed she has been betrothed to another. Anna awoke to a nightmare after the incident in the woods. Though she has barely any memory of what happened, her entire life has been upended. Her sire, who used to dote on her, refuses to let her speak to her betrothed and orders her to settle for a man she could never love. Desperate to be with David, she will do anything she can to escape her family. David calls upon his cousins to help rescue his love, but will they be able to intervene before it's too late?

An outlaw. A lass bent on vengeance. Together they are unstoppable.Maggie Ramsay has never forgotten Randall Baines, the English lord who tormented her beloved sister when they were children. After her sister is injured in a senseless accident, she decides to make Baines pay for what he did...only she gets more than she bargained for. Her brother's mysterious friend joins her as soon as she leaves her clan alone, insisting on keeping her safe, and when they reach Baines's castle, she learns the lord is now an earl and his cruelty to women and lassies has only escalated. The discovery fills her with a fire that will not be banked. Will MacLerie is a notorious outlaw known as the Wild Falconer, hunted for a past he cannot acknowledge for fear of death. His life is devoted to honing his skills as a warrior and anonymously helping those in need, but when he meets Maggie Ramsay, he begins to yearn for something more. A life in which the two of them can travel together freely and fight for the causes they both believe in. When Will and Maggie discover the depths of Baines's wickedness, they unite forces to stop the man, come what may. But can they bring down an English earl? Or will they become outlaws for good, forced to live and love in the shadows?

Can two wounded souls save each other?Lauren Grant's memories are split into two categories-before she was raped and after. The trauma of the attack has haunted her for years, making it hard to live a "normal" life. Her favorite coping mechanism is to escape into research books and romance novels about medieval Scotland, the subject of her graduate studies, but she pours every moment of her free time into running a support group for survivors of sexual assault. The work is rewarding, but it's made her enemies-predators who don't want their victims to receive help. Still troubled by the car accident that claimed his mother's life, Nate Patterson has devoted his life to saving people. He finds his work as a firefighter and EMT rewarding, but he feels emotionally distant from the people he saves...until he pulls Lauren Grant out of a burning building. There's an instant connection between them-one that only grows-but the fire was no accident. Someone's out to destroy Lauren, and he may be the only one who can help her unmask them.Lauren can tell Nate's her modern-day Highlander, noble and protective, but the danger she's in seems impossible to surmount. Can two wounded people defeat the odds and find a real-life happily ever after?A stand alone novel, no cliffhanger

A Christmas Novella Loki Grant has never been happier. The winter solstice is almost upon Castle Curanta, his wife is carrying their second babe, his sons are a constant joy, and his new clan is slowly but surely growing. So why is he being kept awake by a recurring dream of an old man in furs? When he discovers his adopted son, Kenzie, is dreaming of the same man, the two embark on a voyage to find him. After his mother's death, Fergus MacNicol has felt restless and out of sorts. When Loki and his son pass through Grant land on their way to Ayr on a mysterious mission, he's driven to go with them. Something tells him this is the path that will lead him to his destiny-the woman who has filled his waking thoughts and his dreams for many moons. When the group arrives in Ayr, they will meet Bor, the very man who's filled Loki and Kenzie's dreams. Bor's surprising message will change their lives and give them a new understanding of the meaning of family and the solstice holiday.

Two misfits. One great love.Bethia may be the former Ramsay laird's daughter, but she fears she'll never marry. She loves her cousins, but their beauty makes her feel plump and plain in comparison. The lads never notice her like they do the others. She's most confident when she's nursing the clan's animals back to health, yet her heart desires a family of her own. Then a man rushes to the castle gates, desperate for someone to save his dog, and Bethia's simple life changes forever.The tragedy in Donnan's past ruined him. For the past two years, he has shunned his adopted clan. He now lives alone, beyond the castle gates, and associates only with his beloved dogs. But when one of the dogs is injured, and beautiful Bethia is the one who treats her, he realizes there may be room in his heart to love again. Her kindness is just the salve he needs to recover from the past-if he can bring himself to share his secrets with her.The Ramsays' enemy, Bearchun, watches them, eager to ruin the clan once and for all. He's certain that Bethia and Donnan might be the key to destroying them. But has he underestimated the two misfits?

Sorcha Ramsay is as willful as she is beautiful, and she has mastered the art of convincing others to do her bidding. She coerces a few guards to bring her on a hunting trip, but when an unidentified archer targets them, Sorcha is restricted to the castle grounds. Worse, she's assigned a lout of a guardian-Cailean, the maddeningly handsome guard who saved her from the archer-until her sire returns from a visit to the Grants. How can she show her sire, the infamous Logan Ramsay, she's grown up if she's not allowed her freedom?Though he intends never to marry, Cailean finds himself captivated by Sorcha's beauty and brash charm. He's determined to keep her safe from the archer, whether she wants him to or not. Then Sorcha's sire returns with news that has the potential to ignite the Highlands: Laird Alexander Grant has been badly injured. Trouble is brewing, and the archer, who may or may not be connected to a larger plot against the Ramsays and the Grants, continues to target Sorcha. As the danger mounts and Cailean and Sorcha are brought together again and again, their heated attraction becomes a deeper connection. But can Cailean convince Logan, the most fearsome man in the Highlands, that he is a worthy match for his firstborn daughter

After each life cycle, Catherine returns to the heavens for a new assignment. This time, she'll be born in the Highlands of Scotland, and she's thrilled to learn she'll meet her soulmate. Circumstances will try to wrest them apart, but they must stand strong if they're to live a happy life. There's one drawback: Catherine won't remember anything once she's born...Catherine is married to Henry Merrill, an abusive Englishman who resents her for her failure to bear him sons. Their one daughter means nothing to him, and though the bairn is sickly, he refuses to send for a healer. Desperate, Catherine ventures into the Highlands alone-intent on saving her only daughter-only to find herself in a life-threatening situation mere hours after she leaves the castle.Revenge consumes Graeme MacGregor's every thought. Henry Merrill attacked his castle and slayed his parents and brother in front of him, and he's intent on paying the man back in kind. Finally, after years of training, he and his warriors are ready to mount their attack. But when he rides to Merrill land to conduct a final scouting mission, Graeme instead finds-and rescues-a beautiful lass facing sure death. The brave and feisty beauty reminds him that there's a life beyond revenge, but everything changes when he finds out she is Merrill's wife.

Torrian Ramsay, future laird of the Ramsay clan, learned long ago not to take his family for granted. Without the love and devotion of his sire, he would never have survived the childhood illness that kept him abed for years. Now Torrian is a strapping lad, unrecognizable as the sickly laddie of his past, but one thing has not changed-he will still do aught in his power to make his sire proud. So when the King of the Scots asks him to enter into a betrothal with Davina Buchan, the daughter of a power-hungry laird, he feels he has no choice. Though Torrian is certain the lass's family has hidden motives, his sire believes in following their king's orders, and besides, the marriage will help keep peace in the Highlands. Then Torrian meets Heather, a wild-haired lass who's spent the past years living in nature with her wee daughter, away from any clan. With Heather, he discovers that love has a power as strong as duty. To marry as his heart desires, Torrian must prove that the Buchans are not what they seem, but time is not on his side. He will need to rely on his family and friends to help him convince his sire-and his king-that he should be allowed to make his own match.

Jake Ramsay returned from Iraq without any physical injuries, but the trauma of what he saw there haunts him still. A police officer by day, he spends much of his free time in pursuit of dangerous, high-octane hobbies-anything to help him forget his time in the military. A part of him realizes his behavior is destructive, but he feels no incentive to change. Then he meets Julia Ross, a gorgeous woman who's engaged to a domineering man she doesn't love. His protective instincts kick in, followed by the realization that he doesn't just want to save her...he wants her to save him, too. Julia feels as if she's in a trap with no escape. Her family insists that she keep her engagement to her wealthy fianc , but to do so would mean relinquishing her dreams. The debt she feels to her single mother is almost powerful enough for her to make that sacrifice, but then she meets Jake-a man who's as kind, gentle, and considerate as Vincent is violent and controlling. But as soon as she starts drawing away from Vincent, it becomes clear that as far as he's concerned, leaving him might be the last thing she ever does. Together, Jake and Julia stand a chance to conquer their pasts and create a wonderful future, but will Vincent get in the way of their fresh start in Summerhill?

A warm contemporary romance.When Caitlyn McCabe leaves her cheating husband, she has nowhere to call home. But chance, circumstance, and a touch of magic bring her to Summerhill, a small town in western New York. There she meets Ryan Ramsay, a handsome army vet who returned from Iraq with physical and emotional wounds. The connection she feels with him is instant, encouraging her to believe once more in the possibility of love. But while Caitlyn's fresh start has all the makings of a wonderful new beginning, an unknown enemy starts harassing her, threatening not just her happiness, but her very existence. In many ways, Ryan Ramsay has a full life-his job on the police force gives him meaning and he loves his large, boisterous Scottish-American family. But his experiences in the war left an indelible mark on him, and he believes he will never meet a woman who can accept him, scars and all. With Caitlyn McCabe, he dares to hope otherwise. There's no pity in her eyes when she looks at him, and her loving heart promises to help heal his own. So when a threat to her life arises, he is desperate to do everything in his power to protect her. Can Caitlyn and Ryan find happiness and healing together in Summerhill, or will the danger looming over Caitlyn destroy them both?

Gwyneth of the Cunninghams has one goal: to kill Duff Erskine, the corrupt merchant who murdered her father and brother. The last thing she needs is a distraction, but fate deals her one in the form of Logan Ramsay, a maddeningly handsome Highlander who waylays her mission. Logan and his brother-in-law seek her help in rescuing two bairns and spiriting them away to the Highlands. When Gwyneth agrees to help, she little expects Logan to assist her with her own mission... Logan Ramsay never thought a lass would steal his heart. But Gwyneth of the Cunninghams poses an intriguing challenge from the moment he meets her. As fierce a warrior as any man of his acquaintance, the lithe, dark-haired beauty dresses only in tunics and leggings and spends her days practicing archery. She's one of a kind. Determined to make her his own, Logan will do anything to help her overcome the wounds of her past...even if it means allowing her to endanger herself in a final confrontation with her nemesis. The sparks between Gwyneth and Logan are immediate and blinding, but if they survive their mission to take down Erskine, they face another challenge: Will they find it in their wild hearts to relinquish their independence and build a life together?

Captain Robbie Grant has always had a way with the lasses, but his warrior's heart is too married to the battlefield to seek out a wife. Then Robbie saves a mysterious beauty from a Norse attacker. He knows little about Caralyn Crauford beyond that she has a damaged past and two wee daughters, but he volunteers to bring her and the lasses to a priory where they will be safe from the oncoming battle. The last thing he expects is for Caralyn to give him a night of unrestrained passion and then disappear. But when she does, he is determined to find her.After spending years under the thumb of men who cared only about her comeliness, Caralyn no longer knows who she is or why she matters. The only thing she cares about is the welfare of her daughters. But when Captain Robbie Grant enters her life, she dares to want something more. At first she's just grateful to the handsome Highlander, but his noble nature and kind heart endear her to him. The night they spend together only confuses her more, but Caralyn has no time to sort through her feelings because her past rears its ugly head and threatens to ruin her. Robbie will stop at nothing to rescue Caralyn and her lasses and bring them to the safety of the Highlands, but will Caralyn be able to heal the wounds of her past enough to let herself be loved?